senator lindsey graham has proposed a new bill following the supreme court's decision overturning roe v. wade. abc's justin finch is now here with reaction. justin, good morning. >> reporter: andrew, good morning, and as expected, republican senator lindsey graham's abortion bill is drawing the ire of democrats, but it's also putting some of graham's fellow republicans in a tight spot as they try shifting their premidterm messaging away from abortion and on to president biden and rising inflation. nearly three months after that landmark supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade, south carolina senator lindsey graham reigniting the abortion rights debate with his new legislation. >> there's a narrative forming in america that the republican party and the pro-life movement is on the run. no, no, no, no, no, we're going nowhere. we welcome the debate. >> reporter: graham's bill calls for the federal ban of abortion after 15 weeks providing rare exceptions including for rape, incest and to save the mother's life. the bill sending shock waves through graham's republican party as they

we have private shuttles from the bill graham civic to and from the festival those on the website it is a successful program. we have 10 upon thousand people a day that take that service. muni is operating. tnc's to and from the festival and have a good number who walk and ride bikes and skate boarding. every means necessary. we encourage alternative means of transportation. we have lookers on site if you come in that lookers are able to be rentsd and put valuable in there safely. [inaudible] i think this you know what we know in san francisco is that -- we have a tremendous team of public health professional this is provide advice. we consulted with them on eventses and parades and other activities. advice is that look, it is out there. we are living with it. but it does in the money we can't come together. and when we are seeing even though we are seeing cases of covid we are not seeing as many people hospitalized or losing their lives like we did in the beginning of the pandemic they believe it is appropriate to have the events. as far as monkeypox you know left week we district a

here is lindsey graham on tuesday unveiling a new bill. >> i think we should have a law at the federal would say, after 15 weeks, no abortion on demand. >> now, blatant, blaming hypocrisy aside, even other publicans realize that his proposal is not good politics. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell who is facing an uphill battle to gain control of the chamber, in november, told reporters, quote, most of the members of my conference prepare that this be dealt with at the state level. this isn't a shock. this public opinion is not on graham's side, especially in battleground states like pennsylvania. that's where republican senate candidate mitch oz is being blasted by his democratic opponent, john fetterman, for refusing to say whether he'd vote yes on graham's bill. fetterman has even dedicated an entire section of his website to what he calls, oz watch, where he counts the days, minutes, and seconds it is taking us to complain about his stance on the proposal. mitch mcconnell is a master politician. he knows not to endorse a federal abortion ban, just weeks before the midterm. but

what kind of legal battles could arise if graham's bill actually became law? >> i think that there needs to be clarification because i have even heard pundits talk about graham's bill as if it just creates a 15-week ban. people in georgia are saying that's good, for us right? what they don't understand is that 15 weeks across the board, unless the state has a more restrictive role, and that is the one that goes in the place. let's be clear, in terms of lindsey graham and republicans, period. they want states to control the decision about abortion. if they control the states. so, you know, i'm not sure exactly what's going to happen but i think lindsey graham really let the cat out of the bag in terms of what his real intention is here with republicans nationwide after jobs. >> monica, some republicans have described the 15-week ban is a moderate alternative to other restrictions, but this means the patients seeking abortion care after 15 weeks will no longer be able to go to another state for the procedure. they will have to travel, basically, to another countr

senator graham's bill is about - control. it is about government. governments, mind these words government having control over women's and body rather than a women having control over their bodies. it is also clear that what has always been envisioned is not just a nationwide ban on abortion but criminalizing this with women and doctors at some point i gather, possibly locked behind bars. under connell tavern to forget republicans top price include passing these extreme restrictions to the courts. i believe americans know better. that is so far removed we also recognize as a total national abortion ban, criminalization and the rights of women retail in the power of government senator graham's bill is the next step in that direction for lyrepublicans. centigram confirm that to take back the house and senate madamf president i think we have a lot of speakers coming american people ought to take senator graham this is what his agenda is about. see i just hope we do every thing they can in the senate ine this country to make sure it big graham bell does

bill as. [inaudible] most people think. [inaudible] mcconnell said similar things that break what i can tell you is last time lindsey graham introduced a bill like this, 48 republicans cosponsored it. so i know everybody is worried about an election for their seeing what we are seeing is women and men standing up in this country and saying no you cannot. and now they are running from it. i have also been in so many rooms for so many years where the last issue that republicans put in our face before they allow a budget to go forward, before they would allow the postal reform bill to go forward. before they would even allow ukrainian support to go forward. they had to put on us a question of whether they could put it in the abortion language. these are people that are not going to give up. i watch supreme court nominees they believed in precedent, look what happened were going to fight back with everything i have. i really ask everyone in this country to stand up, be loud. that this country know where we are going to stand, thank you. >> thanks, good job. >> i can do my own. [laughter] >> ahead on cspan2 a discussion about uk

in the middle of all of this, republican senator lindsey graham caused outcry in his own party by proposing a bombshell bill banning abortion after 15 weeks. senator graham defended himself on fox news digital in an op ed writing, quote, voters in key battleground states prefer a candidate who supports protections at 15 weeks to a candidate who believes in abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy. in a moment, we will speak live exclusively with senator graham and ask him whether his colleagues agree with him. but first let's turn to lucas tomlinson live at the white house where the administration faces a tough time on inflation. >> president biden's poll numbers have increased 3 points but his job approval rating remains under water. a new fox news poll says 56% of voters disapprove. only 50% say inflation is under control. 55% say not at all. james taylor crooning, president biden celebrated the passage of one of his signature pieces of legislation. >> i signed the inflation reduction act into law. single most important legislation passed in congress to combat inflation. >> reporter: biden was spiking

and love and everything but that's the fertilizer that grows the big stuff that some day goes to bill graham'slace and takes everybody's money but you have to start with us and so my hope is that allel groups and people make music and get together because without out, hanging together we'll hang separately, you know. >> other venues like this, all over the place, not just in the san francisco bay area need to exist in order for communities to thrive and i'm not just talking about the arts communities, even if you are here to see a chuckle bucket comedy show and you are still experiencing humanity and in specific ways being able to gather with people and experience something together. and especially coming out of the pandemic, the loss of that in-person human connection recovering that in good ways is going to be vital for our entire society. >> it's a family club. most our staff has been working with us for 10 years so we feel like a family. >> what people think of when they think of bottom of the hill and i get a lot of this is first of all, the first place i met my husband or where we had ou

lindsey graham's bill would not ban but make it hard to access abortion exception in the cases of rapest, and so forth after 15 weeks of pregnancy. pete: democrats are always looking at europe and saying look how forward thinking they are on issue x, y, or z. will, you mentioned germany 12 weeks after conception. by the way, it's punishable abortion up to three years in prison in germany as well. italy banned after 90 days of gestation. the reality check, and that's what this is, is a 15 week ban with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother is not extreme at all by international standards. if anything, it goes even further than our european friends. will: that's right. there's a reality check. there will be a lot of heated rhetoric and misinformation about this issue as we head into midterm elections because democrats consider this to be the mountain on which to plant their flag. pete: they're going to frame as misinformation in a way that makes republicans look extreme. message to everybody, ask your local candidate when do they believe how far should someone be allowed to

graham announced legislation that would and most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks. he spoke, along with the leaders of pro-life groups, laying out the framework of the bill. is proposal comes following the supreme court decision overturning federal protections for abortions. sen. graham: thank you, all. welcome, ladies. so, this makes me look better already. [laughter] we are trending in the right direction. i just went from a big tech hearing. that's what i like about my job. what do you do about twitter? what do you do about the unborn? this is what i think we will be doing about the unborn. we will introduce legislation, i along with a lot of my colleagues, to basically get america in a position at the federal level that i think is fairly consistent with the rest of the world. can we? we have charts. shows you how serious we are. 15 weeks, a baby is at the 15 week period, what does that mean? if you're going to operate on the baby, which happens to save the child's life, to provided medical treatment, the standard practice in medicine is to provide anesthesia. why would you do that? you provide anesthesia because the science tells us that the 15 week pe

though graham's bill would allow for cases of rape, incest or the life of the mother is at risk, it would roll back access in some democratic-led states, which have stronger laws protecting abortion access. this while keeping in place laws in other states where abortions are even more restricted than what graham is proposing. speaking about proposal, the senator introduced the bill to make it clear that this is where the republican party stands on the issue. >> if we take back the house and the senate, i can assure you we'll have a vote on our bill. the democrats are in charge, i don't know if we'll will have a vote. after they introduced the bill to define who they are, i thought it would be nice to introduce who we are. if you vote with the democrats, we'll look like syria and north korea and iran. >> this is what democrats warned that republicans would try to make a nationwide move, despite insisting that the legislation represents the views of most americans, senator graham's bill doesn't have the full support of his own republican caucus. within hours of the announcement, others bega

. >> senator graham introduced a bill to ban abortion after 15 weeks with exceptions.uropean nations. came less than two months out from the mid-term elections. 56% of democrat voters consider abortion their top concern. 27% for republicans. >> i'm proudly pro-life and i have no apology for being pro-life. there is no bad time to defend the unborn. >> republican senator told "politico" i don't think there is an appetite for a national platform. my state today is working on this. i'm not sure what he have is thinking here. mitch mcconnell voiced a similar sentiment >> i think most of the members of my conference prefer that this be dealt with at the state level. >> senator marco rubio sponsored graham's bill noting republicans have laid out their limits while democrats have not. >> your position is you support abortion on demand for any reason at any time up to the moment of birth and paid for my taxpayers. >> it can be a tricky issue for democrats to address. the majority of americans don't support abortions considered late term. >> thank you so much. president biden b

of the members of my conference prefer this be dealt with at the state level. >> reporter: the graham billus to make abargz a states rights issue with republicans in a difficult spot less than two months before the mid-terms. are you supporting this lindsey graham abortion bill? >> every state is probably a little bit different. >> reporter: party leaders insisting it would never have enough votes to become law. >> most of our candidates are going to want to leave it to the states. >> ought a lot of them are run running away from the issue. >> reporter: he says the issue should be left to states like his own, which has reverted to an 1849 law that outlaws the procedure almost entirely. johnson told cnn today he wants some more exceptions added to a state's law. >> you support the wisconsin 1849 law that bans abortion. >> i support this going out to the states. i support exceptions, but again we'll have this determined by the people. >> reporter: republicans home voters will view the democratic position as extreme since they do not support restrictions even in the third trimester of a pregn

introduced legislation that would wipe out the pro life bills after the supreme court kicked the issue back to the states. when it comes to lindsey graham's bill, he is simply saying let's come to a compromise with the majority of the american people. there was a harvard poll that came out after dobbs in june this summer that showed 75% of women believe in restrictions on abortion after 15 weeks. the majority of the country is there when it comes to restrictions on abortion. 60% of democrats believe there should be restrictions at 15 weeks. on the campaign trail you have democrats framing republicans as extremists and yet people like stacey abrams, warnock, fetterman in pennsylvania, when they are asked if they believe in any restriction on abortion, they say, including up to the moment of birth they don't believe in restrictions. so the graham bill is far more in line with what the american people think and democrats should be put in the position to have to defend why they are extreme on the issue as they try to paint republicans as the ones who are out of touch. >> john: could have waited until next week. >> maybe the timing could have

in fact you can barely name a couple, i've been wanting to come out and say they do not support graham's bill. this is not lindsey graham bill for a nationwide abortion ban. this is the extremist -- amir few weeks ago, they were saying, look, this is just a states rights issue. this is a states rights issue. we all knew that there was a deeper held belief, even in cases of rape and incest. even in cases of the life of the mother. the life of the child, but they would not support this. so it's horrible, and the one thing that we can say now is that we understand the stakes of this election. the states, plain and simple, our freedom. they are whether or not women have the right to make reproductive health care decisions. that, to me, is not a decision that the government should intervene in. and it is certainly not within the confines of the national republican party to put their foot down and say, we're gonna institute nationwide abortion ban. it is inhumane, it's tragic, it's sick, it's disgusting. all it does is reveal -- >> you heard mitch mcconnell talk about candidate quality. this become

my history with bill graham presents then another planet is that we have locked at old buildings and whether in los angeles or the theatre in san francisco, the fox theatre in oak land the bill gram civic, we have restored a lot of theatres. to make them some of the finest theatres in the country and the world. every theatre has different aspects the fox theatre was closed for 42 years. and here is really one of the truly great 3,000 seat theatres in the country. we are proud of our track record in addition to doing activities such as outside layouts brought in millions of dollars to the park district. we have taken each theatre and said what can we do to make this a better theatre and make this a place that the community wants to go to. the castro is the home of lbgtq + sin in. the birth play of film festivals. the launch pad for most of our queer cinema hero careers. this venue is vital to that spacech we need the castro to be renovated for us to bring out our passion with accessibility. the thing we want to see change the most in that venue. we are excited see plans that include ac

what senator graham is saying about his bill aligning, being in line with europe, it's simply not truey of countries in europe, abortion is available on numerous grounds throughout pregnancy. and what really distinguishes us from europe, if you want to get in line with most of western and northern europe, you would have a national health care system, and in that health care system, it would cover abortion care, so people didn't have to struggle to make ends meet to be able to cover their abortion core care, as many do in the united states. that is actually in line with northern europe, that would be part of the public health system >> good to see you again. thank you for joining us. nancy north, the president and ceo of the center for reproductive rights. coming up, ukraine may be making major territorial gains, but the full extent of the horrors committed by russia is still being realized. yet another mass grave has been uncovered. we will go live to ukraine for an update. plus, some breaking news here at home. a slew of powerful republicans are using people as political pawns to make

today, lindsey graham introduced a bill to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy. just the latest political volley now that the supreme court has overturned roe v. wade, but california is taking action to fight back. gavin newsom announced a new website to provide abortion information and access. join in this now is secretary amy tong. thank you for joining us today. this website launched today. abortion.ca.gov. tell us what it offers. >> it is resources we are presenting developed in partnership with planned parenthood as well as the department of public health and technology. it is an effort to have all of the information that we believe would be helpful for those seeking reproductive resources. >> i want to pull it up to give our viewers a sense of what it looks like. there it is. tell us, how do you find a provider. >> there is a find your provider . if you know the city, you can enter that. or if you simply want a full list, you can just click on that as well to give you an entire statewide map. if you do narrow it down to a particular area. >> are these vette

. >> lindsey graham's bill is yet another exam it will how out of touch the republicans are with issues that really matter to the american people. so focusing on the inflation reduction act and lowering of prescription drug costs, they're about close to 300,000 seniors in hey who rely on medicare and lowering prescription drug costs in medicare and enabling us to negotiate this cost is something that so many of us are here with the affordable care act being first enacted and something we've been pushing for for over so years and it -- 10 years and took us that long for this life to negotiate and it's the largest healthcare system in our country has been doing for decades and also capping out of pocket costs for seniors at $2,000 and it'll enable over a million seniors in our country to have those costs capped and one thing that will make a difference to so many seniors right now is that those seniors to get their vaccinations free and especially for example shingles vaccine, one out of three older americans are affected by shingles and a lot don't get the vaccine because they have to pa

senator lindsey graham introducing a bill to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks. >> if we take back house and the senate, i can assure you we'll have a vote on our bill. >> reporter: it's exactly what republicans don't want to talk about. they see abortion as an issue that will help democrats in november. in arizona today, senate candidate blake masters trying to change the subject. >> i'm here to talk about illegal immigration today. >> so you don't want to talk about that? >> i mean, i said yesterday, yeah, i support it. i hope it passes. it's not going to pass. >> reporter: in new hampshire, just hours after becoming the republican senate nominee, don bolduc faced with questions about graham's abortion bill. >> well, here's the deal with that. i believe the federal government should stay out of it. >> reporter: republicans saw what recently happened in kansas. the conservative state voting overwhelmingly to protect abortion rights. it came after a surge in women registering to vote after the supreme court overturned roe, according to target smart insights, a democratic data firm.

national right to life committee and i'm here to express our strong support for this bill and we commend senator lindsey graham for introducing this legislation and this bill, very reasonable bill would protect unborn children at 15 weeks. a point which science shows the unborn child is capable of feeling great pain when killed by dismemberment or other late abortion methods. it stands in stark contrast to the democrat support of radical legislation like the so-called women's health protection act. the whpa would establish abortion on demand where no limit throughout pregnancy as federal law. while promeants of the whpa claim the bill would codify roe v wade, don't be fooled, it goes much, much further. reasonable limits like parental consent or women's right to no laws, which were possible under roe v wade would not be allowed under the whpa. in addition tax dollars would flow throughout the country to pay for abortion. in a fox news poll conducted this spring, respondents were asked about a law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy except in the case of medical emergency, would you favor or oppose in

in the midst of american inequality, former texas republican senator bill graham suggests the problem of economic inequality is overstated and that the policy issue is biased by poor government data. peter baker and student glaser look -- susan glaser look back at president trump's time in the white house in their new book titled, the divider. paul manafort who was later pardoned by then-president trump argues in his book, "political prisoner," that the charges against him were politically motivated. and trump's son-in-law jared kushner released a memoir in "breaking history." and coming out soon, it's so help me god, former vice president mike pence's autobiography in which he examines his faith and journey to the vice president presidency. -- vice presidency. former first lady michelle obama follows up her memoir. cori bush's upcoming memoir looks at her journey if from registered nurse to represent thive in congress. and former trump administration u.n. ambassador nikki haley takes a look at the lessons that can be learned from women leaders in, "if you want something done." those

if we take back the house and the senate, i can assure you we'll have a vote on our bill. >> lindsey grahamt new but why this bill this why right now congressman? >> well, look, there is a certain incoherence to this. the position was let this be handled by the states as lindsey graham said previously and now they want a 15-week ban that could suggest maybe republicans at the federal level would support abortion up to 15 weeks, the point is he's introducing this legislation because states post roe are passing laws that ban abortion completely with few or no exceptions and that is politically just outrageous and so he thinks, i believe, that by introducing this bill, republicans can land at a better place. i would argue this is better than what the states are doing but still incoherent as the last pro-choice republican member of the u.s. house, i can tell you many republicans are discovering that pre -- that pre dobbs they would pass and enact these bills knowing they would never now that the backstop has been pulled, the goalie has been pulled, so to speak, they're no longer shooting blanks

. >>> tonight, with midterm elections less than two months away now, senator lindsay graham introducing a bill to ban abortions after 15 weeks nationwide. senator graham promising that if republicans retake congress, the bill will get a vote. the bill includes some exceptions for rape, incest, or risks to the life and physical health of the mother. a physician who violates the law could face up to five years in prison. but many republicans who have tried to distance themselves from the issue after roe responding. mitch mcconnell saying, quote, i think most of the members prefer this dealt with at the state level. today, the white house calling it widely out of step with what americans believe. >>> when we come back here tonight, the passing of ken starr, a key figure during the clinton era. >>> plus, the recall of a popular starbucks drink in a popular starbucks drink in a moment. so you have round-thek protection on all your stuff. like that cardboard tv. i told props to switch that out. okay, everyone, that's a wrap. [ bell rings ] wait, you faked this whole thing? i knew it was the quickest

security vacation is over, emphasized the republican senators richard blumenthal illinci graham today, a new bill was presented in the sanation, the purpose of which is to define russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, can the new legislation change the opinion of the biden administration, which calls such a definition not the most effective way to punish russia, let's talk about it with kateryna lisunova, who joins the broadcast with the congress katya greetings greetings yulia how do we know the determination of the inclusion of a country on the list of state sponsors of terrorism is made by the state department, what is the essence of the bill presented by senators blumenthal and graham, why do they think that president biden, who previously stated that he does not consider it appropriate to designate russia as a state sponsor of tourism, can to change your mind, first of all, this bill is not a resolution, which in itself gives more strength to this document, besides, the authors of this bill are democrat richard blumenthal and republican linsigren stated that they made a special amendment to

this bill has been cosponsored as well by senators leahy, graham, cohen's and blunt. it will close a loophole in the act so that foreign war criminals, present and our country can be prosecuted even if they discovered years after the crime. i look forward to working with my colleagues to flock the statute as well. before turning to senator grassley, i might save the general of ukraine last week. bipartisan groups of senator portman who co-chairs the -- senator graham, jeanne shaheen, and senator asinof are joining in an effort to see the best approach to dealing with these war crimes and crimes against humanity in ukraine. it is an afterthought effort. it involves several meetings and it will continue. i now turn to the ranking member grassley for his opening remarks. >> thank you chairman for this very important hearing. thank you for the bipartisan approach on this issue. since russia's clown provoked and unjustified invasion of ukraine, beginning in february as we know, we have all been horrified by the reports of war crimes committed by russian forces. we have hea

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after graham introduced a bill that would ban abortions across the country after 15 weeks of pregnancymbers of my conference prefer that this be dealt with at the state level. >> even the name of the bill is getting pushback. he's calling it a quote late term abortion ban. that's a non-medical phrased. generally refers to abortions after 20 weeks of presidency. it comes as the majority of americans think abortions should be legal in all or most cases. i want to bring in scott long from capitol hill. let me apologize in case i need to interrupt you. we are getting close to president biden's speech on the inflation reduction act, but i want to talk with you at least a little bit ssh we can about the pushback here on senator graham's bill he's bringing to the floor. or hopes to, i should say. >> absolutely. a number of senate republicans being asked about this very issue in the halls of congress today. largely echoing what mcconnell said. this is an issue that should be left to the states so senator graham's proposal getting a cool reception. strategists don't really understand why he dec

never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. >>> lindsey graham is fighting for his abortion bill. two more graham senate colleagues threw cold water on his plan and asked to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks. >> i'm not for that. you know, roe versus wade was shut down by the supreme court. didn't do away with abortion. just said, hau, send it back to the states and let the people vote for it. that's what i'm for. >> i believe it should be left to the states. that was point of the supreme court decision and texas, i believe, will craft a law that texans will represent texans views. >> and just minutes after those comments, reporters also caught up with graham himself who insisted that he could get the american people to support a national abortion ban. >> i don't mind talking about pro-life issues. trying to do it respectfully. i think the extreme view on abortion is being pushed by the democratic party that would literally allow abortion at the moment of birth and i think my proposal over time will be supported about it public at large. >> they think it's a gift to dems two

states basically was the end of the highest re collection of soviet nuclear weapons for all new graham bills and cars into russia under the centralized and safe control. do you think the decision right now? if they could turn back the time, do you think they would have made an opposite decision? well i, it's hard to say of course, but what i'm trying to say that i know the administration was witnessing still the final stages, but it was still the cold war. ah, whereas, and this is why it became much more responsibly. it generally wanted to avoid a new good x of the year. thing is that they were scared and they really scared them rational. and how do you think the, the bite in administration is scaring them out by the fall out from the current prices? because i'm, i mean, we all can see that whatever you know, that public rhetoric is the fall out from the ukraine on energy prices on domestic, public attitudes on inflation, et cetera, is humongous. they could not be any more isolated from the effects of their foreign policy. does it keep home already? well, i think the administration unfortuna

senator lindsey graham's bill introduced this week for a national abortion ban was reported to be a nonstarter even among senate republicans. but still, it has been cast as both a mid term tactic and, for graham, a republican efforts to rile rally his base around the abortion issue ahead of november. and as democrats have since, the reversal of roe had to deal with this with barely seven weeks left before the midterms, whose base is more energized? because of that decision of roe by the supreme court, and its aftermath? >> i think what we are seeing is that more women have registered to vote than men i think we have seen more activism for those who want to protect and preserve the rights of women to be able to access the health care they need with regard to reproduction or anything. i think that it has to energize democrats, independents, and reasonable republicans to recognize that this is a hateful, hurtful, dangerous precedent that republicans are supporting. even though this may be a nonstarter, you wonder what is lindsey graham thinking. who were they listening to? because i don't believe

graham. that's what his idea about states' rights is all about. his bill tramples, for example, on the rights of oregonians who sure don't share senator graham's view on this. and many people another state who voted to protect individual women's freedom. senator graham's bill is about control. it's about government, government -- mind to these wordsic -- government having control over women's bodies rather than women esiding office. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, august inflation numbers came out this week and they weren't good. inflation was higher than expected and it was clear that soaring prices will continue for a while. it doesn't seem to concern democrats one bit. the president was asked on tuesday if he was worried about the august inflation report worse than expected. his answer, he was not. on tuesday, the president and democrats gathered at the white house to con grat themselves for having passed their so-called inflation reduction act, a bi

. >> nancy pelosi spoke to reporters about a bill introduced senator lindsey graham on abortion she also commented on this year's 20 midterm elections -- this year's 2022 term elections. ms. pelosi: afternoon, yesterday we had a great celebration at the white house, for the passage of the president signing earlier, the inflation reduction act. lower cost for families. it is so exciting, it is historic. there has been nothing like it to pass in congress or any country in the world to preserve our planet for the children. that is health issue, clean-air, clean water, environmental justice for the children. it saves money for families by -- historically. we have been working for decades to enable the secretary to be able to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices. it matters, the law of the land in addition to which there will be a $2000 cap for seniors since they don't have to pay more than that. this is remarkable. again, historic, what is a victory over the special interest. it is interesting when pharma said, lower cost for prescription drugs, the democrats will pay for this and re

bill saying most of the members of my conference. >> prefer that this we do with the state level. >> it's unclear if other republicans support senator graham'sl. senator rick scott says he hasn't decided that there has to be reasonable restrictions, but there's be exceptions with democrats currently in control of congress. senator graham says he realizes his bill may not even get a vote but promises. if we take back the house and the senate, i can assure you will have a vote on our bill. but without more unity from his party, he can't guarantee it would pass in washington. i'm hannah brandt. the fda could soon approve the first over the counter birth control pill. the agency has scheduled a meeting to review the drug in november. >> pharmaceutical company perrigo already makes the drug as a prescription. it filed the paperwork for the over the counter approval just a few weeks after the supreme court overturned roe versus wade the summer, many countries already allow the sale of over the counter birth control. coming up here, it is the last of the primaries before the midterm elections. why certain candidates are campaigning? >> i'm very dif

yamiche: lindsay graham introduces a bill to federally ban abortions. >> the american people cannot afford another year of democrat one-party rule. yamiche: as the battle to retain control of congress heats up, next. >> this is "washington week." corporate funding is provided by -- >> consumer cellular's goal has been to provide wireless service that helps people communicate and connect. we offered no contract plans and our u.s.-based team can help find one that fits you. visit consumercellular.tv. >> addional funding is provided by the ewing foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. rose herschel and andy shreve's. robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, from washington, moderator yamiche alcindor. yamiche: good evening and welcome. it was another busy week of news about multiple federal investigations into former president trump and his allies. on thursday, a federal -- a federal judge appointed a special master to review documents taken